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PED1007

History of Education and Educational Policy

Assessments and mandatory activities may be changed until September 20th.

Credits 7.5
Level Foundation courses, level I
Course start Spring 2026
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction Norwegian
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement School exam

About

About the course

Course content

The course provides a broad introduction to the Norwegian educational system's development, from class-based parallel schools to a 10-year compulsory comprehensive school for all and kindergarten as an integral part of the educational system. The course places particular emphasis on illuminating the school as the subject of an ongoing and historically contingent social debate and the political educational philosophy behind the reforms, both in terms of economic, political, democratic, cultural and social factors. The emphasis is on recent history and current educational policy issues. The Norwegian development will be further elucidated in a Nordic and international perspective.

The course is obligatory in order to achieve full specialization in education studies.

Learning outcome

This course provides basic knowledge and understanding of:

  • The Norwegian educational system's development and expansion.
  • Education as the subject of a continuous political debate.
  • Central and current educational policy issues.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures and seminars. Mandatory written assignment. Guidelines and requirements for written assignment will be given at the beginning of the semester.

Compulsory assignments

  • Written assignment

Required previous knowledge

None.

Course materials

The required course reading material is approximately 500 pages.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
SVPED101 7.5 sp Autumn 2012
PED106 7.5 sp Autumn 2012
PED1004 7.5 sp Autumn 2012
This course has academic overlap with the courses in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Education
  • Social Sciences

Contact information

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: School exam
Grade: Letter grades

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2025

School exam
Weighting 100/100 Examination aids Code E Date 2025-12-03 Time 09:00 Duration 4 hours Exam system Inspera Assessment
Place and room for school exam

The specified room can be changed and the final location will be ready no later than 3 days before the exam. You can find your room location on Studentweb.

Sluppenvegen 14
Room SL310 lilla sone
1 candidate
Room SL311 orange sone
7 candidates

Ordinary examination - Spring 2026

School exam
Weighting 100/100 Examination aids Code E Duration 4 hours Exam system Inspera Assessment Place and room Not specified yet.